Author name: Lynne Kiesling

A New Paper from Me: Increasing Energy Efficiency Through Decentralized Coordination

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Lynne Kiesling I’m pleased to report that EcoAlign, the marketing arm of the Distributed Energy Financial Group, has issued a white paper I wrote, “Markets, Technology and Institutions: Increasing Energy Efficiency Through Decentralized Coordination”. From the press release: EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, has released the second report in …

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Twitter’s Gonna Transform Professional Cycling

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Lynne Kiesling I just participated in distributed information newsmaking history, and it’s really, really cool. A little background: I’ve been on Twitter for a few months, initially as a way to talk with a couple of friends. But then I found Team Slipstream and Lance Armstrong on Twitter, and from there just kept adding cyclists …

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Google Enters Smart Grid; Will They Pass the Transactive Test?

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Lynne Kiesling Just a quick note because I am teaching at a workshop for judges … Google announced today that it is entering the smart grid space, as discussed in this CNet article: The driving idea behind the Google PowerMeter iGoogle gadget–and nearly all smart-grid companies–is that giving consumers access to more detailed home energy …

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I Can Haz Bailout?

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Lynne Kiesling And while we’re on the combined where’s my bailout/stimulus skeptic/i can has cheezeburger memes, here’s my favorite custom Obamicon: I’m assuming you’ve all seen these, but in case you haven’t … Paste Magazine (a really good music magazine, BTW) started a site a while ago where you can make your own Fairey-style poster. …

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Knowledge, Uncertainty, and Government Spending Links for Today

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Lynne Kiesling I’ve read a few very striking things this morning. On Tuesday at Econlog David Henderson made some comments about Russ Roberts’ commentary in Monday’s Boston Globe. Both are very good reads. David’s concise comment here reflects my thoughts: And the best two sentences: “But maybe we simply don’t have the knowledge to repair …

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Bailouts, Stimulus, and Debt: John Cochrane and Russ Roberts on Econtalk

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Lynne Kiesling I recommend this EconTalk podcast between Russ Roberts and John Cochrane very highly: John Cochrane, of the University of Chicago, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the financial crisis. He talks about the origins of the crisis, why the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) was flawed from the beginning, why mark-to-market accounting …

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My Three Favorite Things About the Super Bowl

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Lynne Kiesling 1. [this one is obvious] The right team won, YAY Steelers! Although there was more drama in getting to the end than was strictly necessary … 2. The Polamalu update of the old Joe Greene Coca-Cola ad. Warms the cockles of my old-school Pittsburgher heart! 3. GE’s Scarecrow/”If I only had a brain” …

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